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IMPORTANT  AND  ALA 


O.C><^>-C'  ''*Z'-^'> 


excilr    univrrful  ahrrr, 
longer  (ilcnt.      IVrhaps 


A     L  F.  T  T   F.  K 
Hon.  TIMO  rnV  IMC.M.RINC., 

A  Senator  of  ihr  Unltrd  S'at«-s,  from  ihe 
Stair  of  MalTachulrtis,  cxhthiiing  to  his 
Cjondiiucnts,  a  virw  of  thr  nnminrnt 
d^necr  of  an  UNNKCKSSARY  ^tu\ 
RUINOUS  WAR,  nddrpllVd  lo  his  i'.x- 
Ccllcncy  J/vMiis  Sui  I  IVAN,  Govr.f  r  of 
(aid  State. 

City  of  IVafhirtf^ton,   Ffb.  i6,   i8oS. 

SIR,  ' 

IN  the  even  current  of  ordinarv  tirTT":,  an 
addrrfs  from  a  Senator  in  Congrrfj  to  his 
conftituents  might  be  di(prnf"'1  with.  In 
luch  times,  th<5  procerdmjjs  of  the  Fr.ccMtivfi 
and  Legid^ture  of  the.  United  Slates,  <-xhibit- 
ed  in  their  pul>lir.  nth,  tnighi  hr  lulhcient. 
But  the  preienl  (inguiar  condition  of  our 
country,  when  its  rnoil  interefltni»  cnncrrn?, 
wrapt  up  in  myltery, 
requirf-s  mc  to  hr  no 

lam  liable  to  ceniure,  at  luchacrifis,  for  not 
looncr  prefenting,  to  yon  iind  th'-m,  fuch  a 
view  of  our  national  afTaira  as  mv  otHcial  luua- 
tion  har.  placed  in  my  powr.  I  tu^w  aH.Hiels 
iltoyju,  Sir,  as  the  proper  orgUJ  of  r.om- 
munica'ion  to  the  Lep,  future. 

The  aaainment  of  t  r  cth  is  ever  defirHhle'  t 
9Tid  I  cann-.t  permit  myleU  lo  doub'.  ih;»l  t.he 
ftatement  I  now  m3k<*  mud  be   arcrp'^blo    to 
all  who  have  an    agency    in  directing    the    af- 
fairs    and  who  are  guardians   of    the    intr.rlt 
of  our  Cotnmonn'fnf.tk,   which  (o  rn^teti  \'.\'  Hr- 
pr.irl  Oil  the  m'alures  of  the  govfmmoif  '•■  •''.'• 
nation.      At  the  l.t-rie  tirrr,    lamawaic    .rihc 
icaloufy    wi' h  whic*.,   iniheic    unbd^.py  ciavs 
of  narty  ditrendoMi,   ir-/  c:omin»imcat ions.  n..<\\ 
by  icnc  of  my  ct>n(ruiuMits,   be  received.      tJf 
this    1    will    not   compUin  :    while  I  eai  nt-illy 
wifh    the    inmc    jeaio'ilv    to   be    extended  to- 
v/.udt  all  public  m-n.      \ ri  I  may  cUim  \o:vr. 
fharc     of     attralion    and    ctedi: — 'hiU    fharc 
which  i$  dut;  to  the  man  who  defies  the  world 
to  point,   HI  the   whole    coutle  of   a  long  and 
public  life,   at  one  inft^nce  of  deception,   at  a 
fingle  dcp<<rtiirc  fro-n  tm;  ri:. 

The  KMBARCo   Jein»(ids  the  firPi  notice. — 
F.>r    perhaps    no  ?tt  of  the    niitional    govcrn- 
incni  has  ever  ptodtued  fo  much  (olicicude,  or 
{prcad  luch  univtrl.*!   alarm. —  liccauie  p!1  i.a- 
tuialiv  conclude,  th.it  a  n:(/u:c  prcgn-nt  wuh 
incalculable  miichief  to  Jill   clnfrcs  of  our  frl- 
low-ci^irens,   would  not  have  been    propol' d 
by  the    I'tehdcnt,   and    adopted    by  Cnrig>ef<, 
but  for   cauics   deeply    atie^lirig    theinteielU 
and    iafctv  of  ilic  nation.      It  mufi  have  hrtn 
und.-r  the  iniluencc    of  this    opinion  th«t  the 
l<-gifl.uive    bodifS  of  1    ;ne  Statf  s  have  rxpreil- 
rd  their  apptobatioi.   of    the   embargo,   cuher 


,  .  ^xpedi  '■  f  emh»r- 

f»  ),    iva>    ol  iUtlc  moment,      ^h  :.     the  d^n^rr 
to  rinr  vellris.  Teamen   .itiu  mcTchandtze,    h^d 
f»rtri  fo  pxtremr  as  not  to  admit  of  one  day's 
drl-jv,  'Mp.ht  not  that  extreme  dinger  to  have 
b'-n  exhibited    to    Congrefi  P   The  Conflitu- 
lion,   which   requires  the  I'lcfident  •' to  give 
to  Congr<-is   infotmatioM  of   th<:    fT:ate  of   the 
union,"  certainly  meant,  not  parlinl,  btit  com' 
pine  infoimation  on  tlic  fubje^l   of  a  commu- 
nication,  lofar  as  fie  poifeded  i(.      And  when 
it  erjoins  him   "  to  recommend  to  their   con- 
((delation    iuch  meafures   as  hr    fbould  judge 
i.ecefiarv       d  expedient,"   it  as   certainly    ifi- 
icndcd  thjt  thofe  recommendations  fhould  be 
bottomed  on  informat-  n  (.^mmunicated,   net  on 
/rt<-7f  I'.'ULhdd^  and  locked  up    m   the    F.xrcu- 
"tive  cabinet.     Had  the    public  t-fety  been  at 
flake,  or    any   great    public   g*Mvd 
fenfcd  to  our  view,  but  wh' 
by  a  moment's  delay  ;  ther'- 
iome  apology  for    drjpat'i., 
afting  vilhout  due  mformatio, 
meafure  appe'4red  t  'hen,   a 


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Uy  the  i'rt  lidcnt  liid  b(  c.i  cut  out  of  a   ncvvs- 

l)ai;e.i-,  '   ;ind  lo  had    the  (ubilance  if    not  the 

wi'rds  of  Regnier's  Irnci.     Vet  they  had  ex- 

11U-..1  little  rvvcciu  ainoog  mei chants  and  fea- 

tn-n,    thr  prcin  viitioo  oi    whole   petfotis  anc 

proo.-riv  was  th''  fy)o}c:'/'-d  t^hjc^   of  the  Prefi 

dent's  vccommcnnauon  of  an    embaigo.      i  nt 

merchants  and  learncn    could    accurately  efti 

mat''  th-  din^ern  of  oulinuing  their  commef 

cial  o'j«:ra(inn.  ;  of  whicli  da'vge;  s,  indeed,  th^ 

actual  ptemiuins  of  inlurancc    were  a  latiifac 

torv  go-^gc.      Thole  piemiums  had   very  littl 

incVc'led;   bv    the  Biiiilh    ptoclaiTiatiou  not 

cent  :    and  ijy  the  Ficnch    decree    I'o    little    a 

rioi    i>    U.^J    commcrci.4l    enterprizca.        Ih 

jr;';at  ivimbris   ...f    vrfi'ds    loading   or    k.adcc 

;.nd    piepiicd    for    lea;   the    exertions    cvtr 

where  m.-de,   on  the  (iili  rumour    of    the  err 

barjjo,     lo   d:lpitch    ihem  ;     demonftiatc    th 

Prchdenl's  dangns  to    be  ima^nui?  y  — t)  hav 

been  u^umcu.      Ur  if   gicat  and  real    dan^ei 

unkrvjwtj  to  commercial  men,    we.e  imjiei 

or  lu(c  to  Jail,  how    deluablc    vas    it  / 

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,,-s,  ard   under  al!   c ! ream H iff  rr«;,  Ihe 
ui.iF.umlv  refuted  lo  rrhnqu  fh.     1  he    .< 
of  the  fu^'f-fUK-ni   negotiati-  n   .a  London 
fho.vn  h'W  utterly  unfuundrd  wds  the  Ticl- 
df  nl's  cx'tcrt-tiino,   hnw    pnle^.ly    ufrlefs   all 
this  bluftri of   war.      \Vhi!r  t.o   well  inform- 
rd   man  doubled  thai  the  l^finfh  governmrnt 
would   m<ik.(^    (uiiiblvi    rcparati^jn    for   the  at- 
ta^U  on  the    Ch({apenke  \     the    Preddent  him- 
fe'f,   in  his  procl-maiion,  hjd  placed  the  aft. ir 
on    that    footing.     A   rupture    between    the 
tv/onnions,    (-id  he,   "is   cquallv  oppoled  to 
the  iniriclts    of  both,   as  it  is  to  ^iTur-nCrs   of 
the  m^ift  friendly  dnpohlions   «>n  the    part  of 
th2    Biitirh    giv  rr.ment,     in    the     midll    of 
which  ihis  outr^g-  WHS  CMmrn^tted.      In    thu 
light    the  lubjefl   cannot    but  prt  lent  itleU  lo 
that  govcrnmfnt,  ^t-.d  Itrencihc-n  the  -Tiotivrs 
to  an  honour-b!c    repwiauon     tor     the    wtong 
which  h-£  been  done."     Ard   i'.  is  now  well 
knuwn  that  fuch  reparation  might   have  b':en 
promptly  obtained  in  London,   frad  the  Tieh- 
;     n'di      >ions   to    Mr.     Monpor    been 
-jfnp-iiDlc        )ih    fuch    an    adjuUrnent.      He 
*a$rcqjired    not    to  negotiate  on  this  Gnglc 
tranfioDt  aft  (which  when  once  adjulled  was 
forever    fettled)     but    in     connexion     with 
another  claim   of    long  (landing,  and,   to    f^y 
the  lca(f,  of  doubtful  right  ;   to  wit,   the    ex- 
emption f.otn  impre'itnent  of    Britifh  (e^mcn 
found    on    board    American    merchant  velTcU. 
lo  remrdy  ihaevil  arifing   f/orn  its   exciciir, 
by  which  our  own   citizens    were    fometimcs 
:mpu-(lrd,   the  attention  of  our    government, 
under  evety  admini(lr-i;on,  had  beencaincfU 
ly  r.ngap,ed  :   but   no   pr-aicablc   plan  has  yet 
been  contrived  ;   while  no   man    who  regards 
the  truth,   will  qucll'on  ihc  diipolitiun  of  the 
Hrit'h  government  to  adopt  any  arranf;cmcnt 
that  will  .ecur-  to  Gie«tt. Britain  the   Icrvices 
of    h:r   otvn  Juhjctls.      And    n'>w,    when   the 
unexampled    hiuation   of    that    countiy    (lefl 


w'tlioi.t  one  ir.ftance  rf  a  m  n  being  i*kr'-.  Ky 

?,;■■■•:.      Ihrec   Swedes  wefc    takvn    out   by   - 

h^s      French    tr  ga'c      1  ■  -v-    'i'<ie  cnquiiy  of  ^.i 


a !  o  n 


„ clom:Mntr-in  the  ccnfl-a  with  I'ranccand 

her  nuii^crous  dependent  States  — left  alone 
to  '.vith:'tand  the  power  which  menaces  the 
libetiicsof  the  woild)  rendered  the  aid  of  all 
her  fubiedls  more  than  ever  needful',  theie 
was  no  te^fouable  ground  to  exictl  thai  (he 
would  yield  the  right  to  t^kc  them  when 
fecund  on  board  the  mcrcfiant  vcdds  of  any 
nation.  'I'hus  to  inliil  en  her  viclding  this 
Doint,  and  iulcparably  lo  conned  it  wiih  the 
."liian-  of  the  Chf/apfuke,  was  tantamount  to  4 
determination  not  to  negoti^.'.:  at  all. 

I  ttrrite.  Sir,  with  freedom  •,  for  the  I'.me^ 
arc  tno  perilous  to  i^.low  thoic  who  aie  placed 
in  lugh  and  relconfiblc  hlualions  to  be  iilent 
or  refeived.  The.  peace  and  iafciy  of  our 
counlrv  are  (ulpcndcd  "u  .i  ihirad.  ihc 
courfo'wc  haveicen  nurlued   lea-33  on    to  war 


the  mailers  that  nave  ari.vcd  \n  this  virinnv, 
and  c.mnot  find  arv  cc  r^pl*inis  auan.fV  .•* 
Hiitilh  crui/.eis." 

C^an  geijtlennen  of  knowri  hatuuy  to  foie  ;  ;^ 
fomiTjercc    J"    i  ur  c:jh  vfjlfli — who  ate   C'-, 
willin?  lo  cnri/iltJt::*  (arid  Inch  there  aic;  — 
an  ihele  gcntleinrn  nlf.id    the  caulc  (.f  'ui 
/,r.r''.ri    brraufc    rhev  ';:■:>•     u    Ih    n.    proUtt 
thetii  I"      C-in    Ukic    dtlirc   \o  pioiici  out  id- 
men,  who,  by  laying  m\  unncccifary  ettibarg^^ 
expoie   ihem  by  thsmlinds  to  flarvf  or  i(^  ."-- 
Que    grntlrmdn    has    Uid    (and  i    believe    Uc. 
does    not  fland  alone)  ih^i  ;ooruM  tlun  admiC 
iht  principle   that   (i  n-al-iii  il.on    l.i-d  a  riji^hr 
to  t^ke  hfr  oz^n  Jrljttfi  fiom   our  incrihant  i./- 
^,Yf,hc  would  ab-ndon  commerce  a'logc!  !rei   l 
IV)  what  will  every  man  m  Ncw-Kn;^land,  and 
of  the   cth'.-r   navigating    Slates,  altiibcfuch 
a   lentimcnt  ^      A  lent  ment    wliich,    to  pie- 
vent    the   temporary  lols  of  hve  men,  by  im- 
prcfs,   would   reduce   hfty  ihoul^nd  to  begga- 
ry <'   Hut  for  the  embargo,  thoufancU  depend- 
ing  on    the  ordinary  operations  of  commerce, 
would  now  be    employed.      Even    under   iho 
icfiraints  of  the  ctders  of  the  Hiitilh  Govern- 
ment, retaliating  the  I'lench  impcri.il  decree, 
v^ry  largt  portions  of  the  world  remain  oper\ 
to  the   commerce  of  the   United  Slate*.     We 
may   yet    purine,    cm  trade    v;ith  the    Britifh 
dominions,  in   every  part  of  the  globe  ;  wuft 
Afric.T,   with    China,   and    wrlh   the  colonic* 
of  Trance,   Spain,  and  Holland.      And  let  mc 
a*"!^,     wliether,   in    the   midft    of   a    profound 
peace,  when  the  powcis  of  Europe  poffcfliDg 
colonies,     wc^uld,    as    foiincily,    confine   tha 
trade  with  them  to  tneir  own  bottoms,  or  ao- 
r^it    us,  as    forcigneri,  only  under  gicat  lim- 
itations,  wc    could   enjoy  a    commeicc   much 
mote  extenfivc  than  is  pi;i6lic:iblc  at  this  m-- 
mvnt,    "  the  embargo  were    not  .a  the  w-v  i* 
Why    then   Ibould    it   be   continued?     Why 
rather  was  it  ever  laid  ?    C.^n  ihofc  t;e    legiti- 
mate  rcalons  for  the  embargo  which  arc  con- 
cealed   from    Congicis,  at  tne  mtnicnt  when 
they  arc  required  to  impoie  u  r    Are  ti;e    ica- 
fcns  to  be  found  in  ihc  difpatchts  fiom  Pans  ? 
Thcfc  have  been  moved  for  ;   and  the   motu  n 
w.'S  quailicd  by  the  -dvotates  tor  the  cmbaigo. 
Why  arc  iheic  diipatthes  withheld  by  the  Kx 


to' a    vv^ar    rvuh    l./)eai   l>iit.ain — a  wat 


cb- 


foiutcly     without     riccciluy  — •' 

L.-.I J:  ( ..  n  .,■>■  .p   <-ir     lnrrr(slnL 


war    \v'iic;i, 
mull    btinR 


cuiivc  ?     Why,    wiicn    all   claCca  ofcit-acr^s 
anxiouQy  enquire    *'  for  wh-l  is  the  enbargo 
laid  ?■■'  is  a  faiisfa£tojy  aniwcr  denied  ?   Why 
IS  not  Congrei's  mudc  acquainted  with  the  ac- 
tual fiiu-tion  of  the  United   States  in  iclaticii 
to    France  ?    Why,    in  this    dangerous  cnhs, 
arc  Mr.  A  kn-.t  ko  n  u's   letters    to  the  Secre- 
tary f)f   Sl-ic    abloiutcly    withheld,   iuthat    s 
line    of  thi.m  c-.niot  be  Iccn  ^    Uid  they  ^vv 
tain    no    infoinaiion    of  the  demands  aid  ii.- 
tentions  of  the    French   F.mperor  ;'    Dd  tbc 


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*pi»'  

I'hr  cMRARCO  Jcrn»ndilhr  firfl  noiirc. — 
pcrhapt    no?fct<'f'^ic    n,«tional    (govern- 
ment h««H<'vrr  ptnduird  (o  mucli  (ohcituii**,  dr 
fnrcad  Iwch  univrri-l   i»!aim.  —  liccaulf  .ill  i.j- 
tuiallv  (<mciudr,  tint  a  mcai'jre  prcfr'-iii'  w^^^ 
incitc'tlable  milchirf  m  ;'ll   rhiflfS  of 
low-cv'l/.rns,   woultl  not  hjvp  hfen    p(.-;H'i''.l 
by  the   Prfrulent,  atui    adop-rd   by  (>n-R'rf<, 
hut  tor   c.iulcs   rlrepiy    ;iH^H't^;T    t  he  inteifl!* 
and    lafeiv  <'^  ilic  nation,      h  mnU  have  t>r»T» 
und   r  tbr  inilucnce   r.f  this   opinion  that  ih*: 
Ifgifl.utvr    l»()dl^•^  of  1    vnr  Stairs  li^vc  rxiii^lt- 
rd  tbrir  *p;)tt)b.>tint.   i)f    the    fmS..i^n,    <uiitr 
cxpl'.citlv,  or  by  im|i'.icatu>ii.  ^ 

The  following  weip  all  ibe  papers  ..id  by 
thr  VirjidrntbclorcCnngie'.s,  as  ibc  i^Mu.ndj 
of  Ihc  rmbargo. 

X.    riir  prntlamation  of  ih''  King  ot  Urrj?- 

Bntam    »c«|uir\n^  the    return  of    ht«  fulijcdv, 

the  Ir.dVTien  crv>cci*lly,   ffo.n  foreign  cnunlncs, 

to  aid,  lu  ih;«.  h.'Ui  <d  pf  tu'.i^i  (ia'ij^T,    m  the 

dcfrnrcuF  ihcir  tuvr:.    But  itbciug  Ju  dtktiov* 

l-di'rd     v.rinciplc,    that    .'Vrrv    n*t  on     hi*    a 

light  to  itir    (rr'.-  iC'    ' 

^ar,  th.it  prucl.!;ii.Tii'.-:i  icuUi  nui  iiJi.'i 

\>.|^hl<Ci  j',t(-uiul  tor  a'l  «  tnbaitM>. 

1  |,r',  vii.,^^  (  f  a  i'l'"     tiO"n 


'.  ii- 


2. 

hxdgr    K 

^jCUfi.ll     i'' 
;ontainrd  .'  j 


<''r  f 


>  I  <i 


nd 


>aili-i    mil  jur'-i.'''"n  uf    the  i7i- 


)eriai 


ibci 


I 


Mo(  V-diiig    (\c<rvr    (  \     ■  .'ovrm 
i8c#j.     This  drctrr,  n-.drrd,  ^u(.\  its  intprpic 
atior,  piefent  n-^T.ita  v-    ;.u;<'i-,s  of  cu.  nr... 
ral  iiffhtr.,  :»nd  rf  «h- r>..lliiig  tiru'y  bctwvcn 
he   I'miifi  States  .»iul  Fiance:   but  Uil!,  I'nr 
•xrcij'.ion  ot  'hit  d<*C!f=  could  finl      fr;>:n  t*r 


ma 


*A  C  1  f 


:'ii(\pr,  Mr,  Ak 


F 


rrncii 


nutnbn  nt  French  ciuir/-! 
ntcrrupi  vkx  inde.     Thclc  tv/o  p.*pti 
lublM  , 

1.  The  Ic-.'.cr  iiom  our  M 
T  RON  r  .    '  '       *t  •  .    V   n  ......  .. 

J.   M  I .  Lh  AMi'AT.N  V  s  .iniwci.     Bolhtheif 
ugh',  in  i'lvm  <•:  lubU/.ntr,   ;t!!o  to  hnve  hfrr. 
jadc  pi'biic.     'I  be    lal'—     ' 
jQird  to  our  nation  hm 

ud  cvpeHations  of  Frai  t-.  I'.ut  both  vvr.c 
•ithdrawn  by  the  Prcuirnl,  lo  he  dcpofitcd 
rxecu'.ive    (rcicts;    whilr  nri- 


actual  prpmiutns  of  iniurancr    were  a  latiitac- 

\  .rv  Rir-gf.     'l"ho(c  picniiuTis  had  very  litt!'" 

nil  If  , led.  bv  ihc  Biiiilh   piocUiration  not  - 

cent  ;   and  by  ihe  Fiencb   d;-trcc   io    ii£i!r   a; 

not  I    cnmirercMl   enirrpri/c*.       Fht 

"M  uf    vefTeU    blading   or    I  .;^dcd 

,M-i    |n.-('..cd    for    lea;   ihe    Pxrrtio;i'=    fv^rj 

wheie  fn.'d-,  t)ti  ihr  (iill  tumour   of    the  em 

b,iTj>o,    lo   dilpiUh    ihfiri  ;    dcnionllt.t'.e    ih' 

I'rtiidenl'*  dau>}rr«i  lo    br  tmi-wn^^y— t.)  hav( 

bren  u^um^n.     Ur  if   gicH  and  real    d^n^cm 

utikr.jlvu  to  coinmfTc.*!  men,    wci'  impei.'^ 

?nj>,   .11  hue  to  }al!,  how    dt-luabk    v.-aa    it 

have  n-d  tlirm    r'fiiuiHy  drciarcd  and  puMiib 

cd  !     Tins  wnuM    hav«-    piodvicd  a  vchjnur ' 

embart;o,    and    prcveiit^'d    e.vctv     complaini 

Brhd-':,   tlic  dangers  clcaily   dcHncd    and  ur 

driffu..d,  ihe  pur  he    mind    would    not   hnv 

brcn    fliiiTi'ctcd   with    imaginaiv    feaif,    ih 

r-iore  tutmcniifi^.,  brcautc  unciTiain, 

h  IS  Hue  that  C'Minder.biC  numbers  of  v 
'rU  wriecolletl-d  m  rut  p  -rts,  and  m-^ny  hei 
in    luipcnie  ;  no',   I  Mwrvet,    fiom    any    nr' 
darif^rti  which  rtf-pr.p."!' ;   bui    fmni    i^  c  rry 
trru)U!»  cundui-t  id    t'ur    ^h  mi f,  after  ihc    a 
iAck  on  thp  Ch(hf':ok: :  and  fiomiiic  \u\u\- 
apprchenh.on    thai    the   coutfe  nlic    Prrridci 
was  puiiuH'g  would  trrmi'ia'r  in    v/ar,      Ir 
Natxvna'    Intcl'^^^'n-r-    (uluallv   conhdcicd 
thr  F.xrcuuve  newspaper;    f,2ve   the   aia; 
jnd  u  v*r.  echoed  ihiough  li^e  Uni'.ed  Suit 
^'A'jr,   probable  ot  ir'cviiabic  w-f,   was   li 
ct-nl^an?    ihcrri'-  of    inc    ncv/i'.-f..H'»cts,  and 
tie  converlaticns,  a:    ^M'i    tcponrd,   of    pc 
Jun^  fuppoled  to  be  bed  inf"imcd    of    Lxec 
tivr  d::ViC;ii>.      Yet  amid  this  din    of     wai, 

ptrpaialionu    we:r    fecn     tra'.ing 
Ii.     ,    u,     Thp    cider    to   detach 


ihc 

B( 

h 


non^    otoc! 


n , ' 


in 


.hci  pirfcnttd  ar.y    n'-.v  fo.oand  '.a 

rmbarg'  . 

ih.c  '3<-n,He,  the!e  p^per-.  wcie  referred 
to  a  comtnittcr.  Tlu.  corraniitre  quick  v  le- 
cortcd  n  hUl  for  laying-ni  cinb-ipo,  ag-rcahly 
to  ihr  Pichd.-nl'o  piopo!-!.  Ibis  w^iSiradn 
fcrll.  a  l^tond,  3nd  a  ifuid  time,  and  pal^.fd  , 
and'all  in  ih-  Ihori  (ompaia  nf  »bout  kiur 
hours.!  Ah.'llc  im.e  was  icpeatcdly  .dKrd, 
toobi.,in  futthei  infoitc^tim,  snd  toconhdcr 
a  mc-lurc  oi  fuch  muraeni,  uf  toch  univrr(*l 
concern  i   but  tl.Hc    I'-qucft*   were   drnied.— 


The    order    to   dctacn    a    nuiuJi 
tiv^^jiana    iniiilia    to    f';',ht    i!ie    l^iitifh  n-\ 
(h)r  thric  wriS  no  apprdrancc  of   i.t    enemy 
i»nv  otiicr  rr.'jpr)   was   lo    coii.plelely    abCu 
,>  :     ^xtite,   with  men  of  comnun    lenie, 
utacr  e;notiun  than  ifdicule-      Not  ifie  {had< 
of  a  rr^lon  that  could  opri.i'.t-   on  the  HMnO 
■A  rn^n  of  comn;:>n  undci  {'t.uiding  can  Oc  off 
I    Its    iullilicaiiot,.       1   .-    icfuial   i)f    I 
I'-ruiih  cfhcc-r  to  receive-  uir.  mp^-ite  Ch'J^pc 
as  i.  f-rizi,    when  tendeird  by  }'.fi  coiiMn^ti.i 
15  a  LVnionllMtion  thai  ibc    dUnik     upon 
vvas  excluhvely    for    thr    pur;-  •>   of    tak 
thrii   dcierlciS;    and  noi  imcudcd  as  the  c 
mcnceircpt    of   a    wsr   between    tbr    two 
tiuns.     Tbc  Preiidcnl   knrw  '.hat   the   Brit 
had  no  ii>v.(d'ng  aimy  i>»  laid  C!i  our  Ih'T 
a-  (!  ih'-    deiarbcd     mili''*    would    be    u'cl 
c-.xc;.-pt  iii^Hind    Isnd-ioiccs.,      Why    th.en    ' 
thu  Older  foi  thr  niUitta  ^ivn.  ? — flie  ruit 
of    the   c.'fc,   and    the   -ttual   Ujic  of    thu 
auihcnur  tlic  ii.fricnrr,   tViai  .is  u^imiduitr 
nvjt  us  oi/?  objett,    was  f.'    inCic-k    ihc    p 
lit  .ilann,   lo  i>!,ui4Vdtc  the    puts'.u:  relentn: 


We  wc.c  ha.Ufd  int.  ibc    i>alla,3e  of  the  bill,  aj'^a.nll  U  icat-hnuin,  to    exciie  a  war   po 
a,  if  there  was  d.np.c.    <■»    its    bein»;    .ej.aed,  and  in  ihc   height    o.    this   aitihcial    ff.- 
if  wc  w.  re    aUowed    tunc    lo    obt.in    fuither  the    public    mind,    which    wa>     to    b.     rr 
lnfota-:.tiun,  and  deliberately  coniulertlie  fab-  known    in    Great-B.uain,  to    renew    ihr 
ica       r.-r  to  that  time  our  vedcls  wr.e  f.eely  m.nds  on  her    govrnuneni  ;   in  tne    poo^ 
i.hnr  CO  fo.cign  vovag.s  ;  and  in  u  national  pettaiion  of  extorting,  '"  'h't  a..te  .-.  th- 
po.nt  of  view,  the  departure  of    rudf  a  d..cu  cunceluors  of    point,   which  dv.  h.a    a 
or»d-nir.-r    w  h>!c  we  were  ct-qumng  in-  conhdcred    »%  ))cr    rights,  and   wr.icd    at 


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liOi- 
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h'lres  ; 
ilclols, 
n  \\'  H  s 
nature 

latr,  .^ 
:  {;  u  b  • 
Unv  nX 

K-;-r  <.* 

iu-  i.C- 
O  r     r  X  - 

th'-::;^. 


f.  iind  uu  l)oi»rd  the  n.frcKant  veUci»  ot  any 
nitioii.      l  hus  10  tnlili  -r  vieldin^   vhi» 

ooiM',  and  u.lfp;«r^b!y  lu  ti-nnfU  it  wuh  ihn 
!.?{an  of  th'T  I  heffipfahe,  was  iani4mount  tu  a 
drterminalioa  not  to  nrgoi:-  »*  at  ''I- 

I  n-nte.  Sir,  with  ficcdon,  the  vmtn 

arc  t"o  priilouj.  to  ,nlow  thole  vshu  «ic  i>|-Cfd 
in  hi^h  and  relcoufible   lituattons  lo  be  aicni 
o!  refnved.      .'he    |.P4tca...t    lafety    "»    oiir 
fountrv    arr    {utp^ndc!    <>n    a    ihtead.       1  he 
cou.K-  uchavclfcn  -ui.lucH  li'a^Js  on  to  war 
—  to«   vi>ar    »y»ih    t.irui  nntain.—*  w<i^   rb- 
lolulrly     without     nrcclUty— •     war    w^-icli, 
wheihc.  dilaUtouRor    tutcclitul,  niwil    hnn^. 
milcty  and  ruin  to  the  United  JJl^ic 
Sy  ihcdclhnaion  ol  our  navigiilicn  auu  uuui 
niercc    {  pc.haps  al!"  oor  f<*i.«-U  h-pori  town* 
•.ndcltir^)    the  h^L;  of    ir^oik' ts  for  our   pio- 
ducp,  the  want  of    fnrfi[;n  gnodi  and   trj^nu- 
f-aurcF,  ar.d    the  uui-irot   to  a 

(lauol  w.,.  •  A.^d  ■  -r,  oy  :nr  l'»l5  "«  our 
liherlv  -nd  o  '■•oeuucnir.  Fn  if  w"h  t.u: 
aid  ot  Luii  rfrn,,>i-i<'.i.i-HntJin  wcic  I'-' 


'o<fo 


~.A 


from  tr,2'  moimnl  'though  nutieied    perha^^s 
with  the  n-mc   of        ■  '     we    flvould    become 
ihc  PrM'-ficCirf   l^nu.      Thin    13   -    ic!..it  lo 
hvioos  ihat  I  mu(L  crave  >our    paid'-u    \vr 
.licin",    it.     Snrno    advocate*  <:f    ?•> 
•T.eahire'i  adi^ii     •-         -  "  ■    acknowlecgr  ih-t 
the  on-y  of  IVrU.un  is  oui  Ihicld   apnilL    the 
cAcrwhclroinp  power  of    Frai^cc— Why  ihcti 
•i-)  thry  pci(:U  m  -  coulee  of  condud  t.-od.riP 
I M  a  rupiuK'  wiih  (mc-'.  Britain  ^  — W  -'l  it  I  ' 
heh-ved  th.-t  It    r    piricipallv,  or    lolrU',   to 
procur-  iiividlabiliiy  to  the   ■>n-:rJu:.nt  j.u^   of 
*h' /''(,iird    S'Htrr.  r*    'oothT    wr.ias,   lo  •,>""' ■ 
•r'V       ',     r-'Pnvr      liiitifh    JW    ■       ,    <*S     Wfi.     < 

1    boaid    our    mcrcl.^nt 
;.,  ,  ,   ■    U  IS  »  ♦-t.k    that    this    hdS    brcn  r?.;u"- 
[\uclc  lo  an  .imic;*bie  letiUincr" 
,,  .     ojin.      Yet  a  icpeal)  it  i*.  prr- 

f,  .  j-.vn  that  ill"    ocfirr  '■am 

fuh\:d^  ■     and      i he    American 
c  .riled  by  milUkt,  ai«   d^iivfK-'| 

Mjihciiiicaicd    proof.     'I  tye   '-    ' 
,.  .   ,  ..,  >.t  tni'M  h  )rom  liu*    ',rnpoi^; 

^  ,;ill,n.',uilhT.£  the    v-ilons   ot 
.,v!i  J  a  (tw  yfars    i'ncc  w<'ie  one  pt  o- 
vvhoexiohit  i!>e  iamc  nianof,  s.  lp'-4:  the 
■    'niou-gc,  and    polkis    hmiUr    tc^i'  ".'s. 
,     ;  it-nog  !h.ii  we  i'hlom  ht.»i  coinpUv 
i:  -:  i^tcit  navxr^atir^\  .st.itcs,  how  h-pp' 
I- he   inch  cxiKMi.e    Ivn.pi'ihy    for    Au-.e.  .cdji 
If. men  al  W.Oiinoloi*  i    dpecially    u^  p.'-n'.h  - 
■T'tTi  fiooi  th<-  lotfii).    S'.«ic5,   wnich  have  .,.■ 
■••'.(iici,,   or  lioni  ilioif  ?.lho>l!C    blaics    a:-,:-- 
irtivcfcamfn  hr.r  ^  vc.v  i.niil  prop'.vtn.n  lu 
f    ;e    ot    Nrw    '^ns^land  "    In  Let,    tr"    <■■>  ■' 
ot  f.miplaint    aierrurh    tcwn    i.l.ao    -o 
i^!nciec.      Thf-v    lart-iv    <  ccur    m    ti,^ 
whwic  rc<«tncn  air  tlurf.v    T^atiVv-S.       i,.'    t,.: 
inf,ch,.ol  u)  iHc  Uo'i.    :   -^^ui-^N   m    ;.;.i.v 

quirv    about  Iti  impKll 

l,^>,  ••::>, ncr  ihr  ar^..,.-  -  -i^^"-  ^^^  ^  ;^ 
l,jd  OM  caulc  of  Compi..i:i!,  i  caooui  nud 
ot«c  ii  ,glc  mllHuce  wl,r,r  liT-y  have  taken  one 
tn.noal  of-  ineich.nr  vc.Tcl.  I  hav*  had 
a^Qic  ifi-n  twenty  vclTcls  anivcd m  ihal  li;or, 


1  hcfe  have  been  moved  for  ;  and  the  motu  n 
\¥.ti4ja!hed  l<y  the -dvotaie*  for  the  e.iihat^'O. 
Why  rtfc  theledilpattiiciwithf'fldby  the  Ek- 
Ciji.ve  '     Wliy,   \\i»=ti    all   »:UIIc«  of  cinjenl 
anxl'.uQy  enquire   ♦'  tor  what  is  the  enbargo 
laid  i'"  i«a  {»ii»fa£toiy  aniwei  denied  ?   \Vt»y 
IS  not  Onj^ffi's  ni^de  acquaiiurd  with  the  ac- 
tual hiu-lion  of  the  United   bt..tci  in  iclaticu 
lo    Ftantc  ^    Why,    in  thts   dangerous  ciih«, 
are  Mr.  Armstj»o?.c;'j   Ictlcra   to  the  Seirc- 
faty  of  bt-te   abloiutcly    witfiheld,  lo  »hat   ar 
line    of  ibirn  c-imot  Ijr  Ut;n  ■*    iJid  i  tiry  w'.f- 
t.iin    n(»    infoinaiion    of  the  demand*  aid  n  • 
trntions  of  I  lie    French    Impeior  ;*   D  d  the 
'Uverrr/   fail   fiotn    England    to  Fr>o  ce,    .-mJ 
ihcic  wail  ihrfC  or  four  weeks  for  tlitpalfhrf 
of   no    imponar.tc  ;'    Iflo,  why,   irgajfllc!^  of 
tht!   pubhr  lolicitude,  ^le   then    contents   \o 
caiclul'.y    concealed  :'   If  ie;.llv   unlmpon.in', 
what    harur    ran    a-  Ic   from    tr limp,  Coni;rr' / 
a.d  mc  Nati'.n,  ifhaally^  th-ti    tfiey    coni.i  "> 
n.il-.u'g  of  trornvtu  to  th<   fafeiy,  the  hl«ell^. 
i,,c     i,  .iM)ui,   or    the    ititerclts  of  the  Lioiletl 
:>ia  ( )n  ihc  conti-tty,   are  ihi-y  lo  clclrly 

locked  ut)  b<*ciu''e  they  will  not  bear  the 
light  i'  Would  i!:u!  difrlolire  roulc  the  Ipitit; 
0!  the  per^ple,  ilill  nutnhcnng  in  f)lintl 
confuici-.cc  m  the  Executive  ?  Has  tho 
Fjcnch  Emperor  declared  t!iat  he  wil'  hnKc 
no  neutraU  P  Has  he  requiifd  th^t  our  />.  •' 
like  thole  of  his  valTal  tlaiea  in  Europt\ 
Ihui  a^ainf}  Rritifh  commfrce  ?  h  tin:  enib.)i;o 
d  'uhliltui  rompliance    wiii' 

thdt"^l,^rlh  Uftu^i.^,    v.:.:  .:i  n'  Lxinbi'cd  us  ;;;. 

aipcft,    il'e  Amcric.ii^ 
,t  ^    Are  wo   »l)ll  to   hc 

,c  dcch- 
'  the  i  iwtich    F.tnpciit ., 
^    '  .»  at  car  libcrtv  aiiC 


n^ked    and    mfi 


indcpeno'".; 
v/e,   hv  .' 


f  < . 


i 


1.1 1  a  W  11    )i^  !  u  U  U 


titn'",   are 

ciifrilhin;; 

nr(h  rcicntrn;-:  ".^ 

I  w  jr  'Vi'  h  (» Ir^:al- 

cMterr:    anxi"!/ 

,  (  [^ '''}  kf  pt  f'M  the  r.'jV 

-         '-fidcnt'' 
-■,ce    reiprtting  hit  i  'coili 
patc.e--  ' — In  thiscontc-ilmcn:  ihcie    i;.    (.<^.j: 
per,      J:,  this  conccihncn:  moil  hr   wrapt    up 
f^-  -r-!  r..:\'r<A  the  ea.-bar^o.     On  any  other 
■3   i!i'-y plirab'.  . 
1   ,  rr,  ii  nni:ed,   Sir,  at  this   perilous   itate  o' 
t;-i:ri,;i  •    I  cannot   rc;^iefs    my    iulpiclons  ;  oi 
foibeai  ihui   to  errhibu  to  you  liie  grounos  i.i: 


lirli    they    re 


ft.      "J  .';*  people  «iier.dv.icd  tu 

NT 


)ofc  iniplicit  contMt  ncr  m  the  >«rttu)n-3;. 
!  .in-ernment  :  int'nat  ut.btnuuicd  confide  liCc 
'■(•b  o-.x  danger.  ArrricH  vvi:h  that  confi  •<■  rL.r, 
•»c    I'.xccutive    rn-v    p'-otuie  i  he  adi.  '  ': 

ralnrrs  winch  rri^y  ovrrw  h'-lni  uS  wuh  lUiP;, 
,.s    lusrlv    .i^   if    he    tud    ..n  arirv  at  his  hcehs. 
talic    p^v.icv,   or   hv    inordin«=t'-  icais,  ovT 
,.untry    may    be    H-tr-v::!     i  d  iubjug.ted  ;  c 
:  i^oce,  as    lurc!y    .  .  'i    :  .      '   ■ "    ' 

Sii.  thai  nv  one  who  knows  me  wmI  th<o^e  it 
lo  vanity,  when  i  'av,  that  1  have  ion  r 
jf  -A''  -n.n  and  of  pub'c  ^f- 
.  Ai''dge,  *nd    W'," 


iA\rh  '   a:>'i 


m 


141111 


%  »-•"  ••■■«  -ft" 


point  of  VJPw,  ll»r  drp>Hute  < 
or  idvtrn  irvf,  *sh'!c  v  r 


ituicu      cutjceilioni  ot    points  whtch  l>. .  lu' 
iiiing  jnftdcred   ••  her    ni^tt,  j-.d    s^  •    v 


, V   i,,rr:«;  jitivcd  in  llial  ti'.i'* 


■y^     [    (<;■   I'ui    ■(>    you.,  that    I    hflvr  no  not  iniiirt'^d  upon  it  ^ny  de. 

c;)'.:i  '?' ic-  M\    '•'(?    wi'dnm    or    r.:-^vre£lncls  of  in  this  full  tide   o!  (ucccis,  ( 

o,jr    ,  ^  ;    !  ;.     lU!  ronntiy    is  in  (luidrnly  arredrd  :   ^n  alatm 

immii  '^'V"!  '■    ''i"-    'f  "'^   cd.Milial  tc  tl-is  fjviilul    apjjrch-n'.i'nis  arr  e.-s 

■ji,i.l:t     ,'-v  thai  ti'.^'  hiintt  coniiJence  in  cur  chants,  in  pai  licul.ir,   throw 

(Ivuilii     i;!-ic  ;    ilia:.    (!ic  State    I.-^Hl   -  conltrrn;tt;oii.Dic'  'dvilpd  by 

{5,  .  ■  <  i.,\    know    ih-   f  rt ,  and  le-'d'nns  on  b.ugo   t(i    kffpthtMr    ve'T'-ls 

^^.;  ,     ,        ',■     o      ri.<l  Livvs  arf  fo!ii>dt'd  ;  whit  is  the  caulc  vA  this   mi 

'■■    iniit'^'f    Static  u.'kpfc faymi  art  vons    aldrni  ?  W c    knew    it 

.    .   a^dw-'/f  /h.rgefis  an- p^cthrred  m  tent.      It  zva^  t'lc  unauihorizc 

.',.';,,,;'/    i,'rn<"hucly   and  JiriuufiV  con-  ijh    naval    cp  (r  on  th;!  Amni 

.   .       .'•:■  in.      In  all  ihc  iMaiuhr-s  piikf,     to  J^:-:rJi  for    avJ    i 

<.,    t^ov  »Mm)c:i',    c-inmnciai    infoirnatioi;    is  knou^n    to   k-iv"  been  re.aiid 


V  ,1  !  1  ;  ]  I 


. ..  .1  g  ;   atui  in  '"  thi5  '  eicit,"  called  ^  ci'v,  l\-:n  often  denuinded,  and  tis  q, 

that  ^vrfnt   c<innot  hs  lupplif-d.      N'othin,q  hut  livned  up.   As  was  expedtcci 

lii-    I'lilc    ',i    ih^;  c^jmrnrici-d    S  Jte?,    cieatly  men,   and  by  the  Preli'Icnt 

and  rir.-hJticaily    cxpiell'fd,  wiil    lave  ilicin  bcRui-     ohl.-iveti')    the    Bii'. 

ff^t,,  ,j',.  '  ""    the  full   infoimaiinn    o 

Arc-    our    ihoufands   of  (1:1:15  and  vcfTcds 'o  event  (.^nd    without    waitin 

rot  in cu'  hnbo.i.is  :"    A:c  oui  hx'.y  ihouf^nd  lion)   ddavowcd    the    vifl   o 

ica'i  rii    ,,i)Q   nChcnricn  to  be  deprived  ot  ern-  clauncd   the    principle    of   : 

I'     ,■  lien',   and,    with  their   fa:ni.i"S,   fdm-ed  arrred    veircls — ind   declaic 

to  w;int  atid  nrgg^iy  ?   Are  our   hundiedi   of  innke    (uitrthle  repitiation,  » 

th-ijidnds    of  f...mers  to  be  compflled   lu  iuf-  ufthecalc  (houlrj  be  fully  k 
fcr  (heir  millions  in  Iviridiis  n-orlucclo  p'-.   ui  U,:dci  fjt  i;  '..iitumltancc 

on  ?i  •:(  :,.nd:i  ;    [h.i-  the  I'rt  fiJent  may  make  thisaU.n,  (J   war  ?    An  .ilai 

an  ex  -eruneot  ot.  t':;r    (uv.ienci   andfoitunde,  d  'q'lieted    the  public    mind 

ajd  o.i  the  Kuvering  pi  .d-,  the  boundlels  .mi-  an  interruption  of  c  )mmerce 

bition,   and  unyielding    -jt  rlevei  ancc    of     the  O'iSto   our  merchants  and  fe 
co!q'utor  of    F.uropc  ?    S'   .    I  hdve  rc-i  ■  »  to  i  will  clo.e  this  long    lett 

believe,   that    liie   Prehdcnl  contrmpl^t-s  the  the  cxiflmg  pteienccs — f^r  i 

cuitinuance  of  the  emb,.r<;o  un' d  the  Ffrnch  .^^  f-n  a    war  with   Great-Bi 
I'mperor    lepeals  his  dccieet.  violating  as  well  t.  The  Brinfh    fhips   of. 

h:s  treaty    wuh   the  Uruted    States  as  every  a    nght    claimed     and    cxe 

neutml    right;  and    unid   Brit-iHi    thcreupoa  a   right    claimt-d    and    exeii 

reciils  her    retaliating  orders!  —  By    that  times  whole    of    ihf    adminiilratu 

we    may  have  neith-r  fhips   nor  feamen  :   and  ton,  of  Adams,  -rindofJF.F 

that    is    piecdelv    the    point    to   w  hitii    fome  ue  to  take  Ionic  of  the  BnidV 

rnen    vvifli  to   icducc  us. — 'I'o  (ec  the  improvi'  board  our  met  chant  vctlcls, 

<itrtv;  of  this  ptoj-6l  (to  call  It    by    no  harlhcr  fmatl   number  of  nuts,   ftorr 

name,     and    without   adverting    to     ult;.rior  of    always    diftinguirtiing 

view:.)  let  us  look  back  to  former  years.  citizens  of   the  Utdted  State 

Notwitlulanding  the     well-founded    corn-  our  government  well    know 

plaint*  of  lome  individuals,  and  the  muimui*  tain  is  pcrfcdly  willing  to  ; 

of  others;   notwithftanding  the  frequent  Ex-  mcnt  that  can  be    d-viird, 

rculivc  declarations   of  maritime    aggtrfTions  to    her    iervice  th: fttamen  w 

f:ominiticd   by    Great-Britain  j   notwilhlland'  jicls  :   and  at  ihf  ' .  ^i-j  t  r  e 

ing  the    ojiragrous    dccjees    of    Fiance  and  jcnpveffment, 
ijpain,  and    the  wanton    fpoliations   praftifed  2.    The  merchant  vefTels 

and  executed  bv  their  cruizers  and  tribunals,  and  Holland,  being  driven  I 

of  which  we  lomelimes  hear  a  faint  whir{)er  j  dcftroyed,  the  commerce    o 

—  the    commerce    of  the    United   States    has  with   one    another,  and    wi 

liitherto  profpcrcd  beyond  allcxamijle.     Our  could  no  longer  be  carried 

cil''?.ens   have    accumulated    wealth;   and  the  Here  the  vefTels  of  neutral  r 

public  revenue,  annually  incrcaling,   hab  been  their    aid,  and  carried    on 

the  I'lclidcnt's  annual  boafl.  commerce  of  thofe  nations, 

rhelc    fa£ls  demonHiate,   that  although  G.  men  thus  liberated  from  the 

Biitiin,     with    her    thouiand    fhips  of    war,  thofe   nations,  in   Jhe  prcle 

could  have  deflioyed  our  commerce,   fhe    has  wars,  were  enabled  to  man  I 

really    done    it    no  efTential  injury  ;   and  that  and  the   neutral  velTeli  and 

the   other  belligerents,    hetetofote    rcflrained  their   places,   became  in Jat 

by  fonae  legaid  to  National  L.. w,  and  limited  numty  auxitiuries  in  war. 

ty  tlie  fmall  number  of  their  crui/ers,  have  ihofc  naiioui,  without  one 


de:\)  wound.  ^'«-*t 
s,  our  conimeTcn  is 
u m  of  wai  is  i i\{cd  : 
■  excited  :  the  nier- 
own  into    a   It.'t-r    of 

by  .1  vuluntoty  «'tti- 
r-lb    at    hnnie.      And 

mighty  but  rrilchie- 
'  it  in  Its  whole  fX- 
'izc.l  attack  Of  a  Bnt' 
nnit'iin  fri.u-iic  Cfvja' 
>  tain:  Joinc  dtjeritrs 
cd  on  boa-^d^  who  had 
\5  often  refujcdto  bede-- 
tcci  by  all  coniiderate 
nt  himicll  (as  1  have 
iii'.ifli  (joveintri-nt, 
of  the  ui. fortunate 
hing  for  an  applies. 
L  of  its  officer— di(- 
jf  fearching  national 
aicd  lis  teadinrfs  to 
I,  »s  loon  iS  the  tlate 
y  known. 

ices,  who  can  juflify 
alarm  wnich  gieatly 
ind,  and  occihoncd 
:rce  extremely'  injuri- 
i  Tea  faring  citizens, 
letter  by  ll«tiog  all 
■hr  thete  are  no  cauies 
B 1 1 1  d  1  o . 

of. war,  agreeably  to 
■xercilcd  fur  ages — 
teicilrd  during  the 
ations  of  Was  a  i  n  c- 

I  E  FF  F.  RSON  —  COOi  in* 

tifh  (eamcn  found  on 
:1s,  and  with  them  a 
torn  the  itTHJoiribility 
g  Eiigiifhii'cn  from 
iatcs.  On  this  point 
low  that  (rrcat-Bri- 
to  adopt  any  anange- 
d,  which  will  lecure 
:  who  arc  her  oecnjub- 
e  exempt  outs  horn 

:1s  J*"  France,  Spain, 
:n  from  the  ocean,  or 
!  of  thofe  countries 
with  their  colonics, 
cd  on  by  thcmlelvcs. 
al  nations  came  in  to 
»n  nearly  the  whole 
tns.  With  thrir  ica- 
thf  merchant  Icrvice, 
rcfent  and  preceding 
m  their  fhips  of  war ; 
nd  (rameii  fupplying 
facl^  though  not  m 
The  ccn-.mcice  of 
inc  armed  Hup  on  the 


fea  appiopnated  foi  us  p-^'*"^^''"*  W'SS  .ntetid- 
ed  thus  to  be  !"curnd  und^r  ne'Jtral  fl'igs  , 
wh'le  the  merch-Mit  vedels  ol  (i  K-a:  •  Ijnlainj 
with  its  tiumrroas  atnu-ri  Oiips  to  j;-.i,itd  thetn, 
wcie  cxp>)lf?d  to  o(:t;!(iunal  c-ptmos. —  ^uch 
a  couile  ot  things  (J  lea'- Hr  it.'in  has  ifhdcd, 
n'>r  in  ihe  pielcin  onlv,  but  iti  IfMinei  wars  ; 
at  1  ad  as  tdi  batk  as  that  of  ly-.b.  And  fh-: 
h-iS  Claimed  and  m.nntaintd  a  light  t'.  wnpul-- 
on  th  s  comii-ttice  W'\n>-  limits  ana  icfba  ats  : 
becau!i'  it  was  a  cmtmerce  which  wa<^  c;enicd 
by  thulc  nations  to  neutrals  itj  ti;n<-s  of 
peace  ;  bccatde  it  was  a  C(»mmMCc  of  im- 
menfe  value  to  the  fuf-jetU  of  her  ene'.,  es  ; 
and  becaufc  it  H.lcn  ihcir  trcrtfuiies  wuh  mo- 
ney to  cnahlr  thrm  to  cany  on  ihcir  wurs 
with  Great-  Britain. 

3.  Tlie  thud  and  c.^nlv  rcmsining  pirtencc 
foi'a  war  with  (ireat-Kiitain,  is  the  nnfoi-tu- 
nate  aflair  of  the  Chcjapcakc  ;  which  havng 
been  already  dated  and  expiamed,  I  wul  on- 
ly rcmaik  here,  that  it  is  not  to  be  bt-heved 
that  the  Biitifh  government,  after  b*-ing  de- 
feated as  bt-fore  mentioned,  in  its  endeavours 
to  make  reparation  in  London,  fot  the  wrong 
done  by  its  lervant,  would  have  f  nt  hi'hcr  a 
(pccial  envoy  to  give  honouiablc  iati^f.tttion, 
but  from  its  iincerr  defire  to  clofe  this  wound, 
:/  our  oivn  government  mould  j^ijfir  it  to  be 
hiaUd. 

Permit  me  now  to  a(k,  what  man  impar- 
tially viewing  thefubjrtt,  will  have  the  bold- 
nefs  to  fav,  thai  the. c  txills  any  cauic  for 
plunging  the  United  States  into  a  war  with 
Gieat-Iiriiam  ?  Who  that  relpeas  hts  repu- 
talic)n,  as  a  man  of  common  dilcer nment,  will 
fay  11?  Who  that  legaids  the  interefts  and 
welfare  of  his  countiy  will  lay  it  <*  Who  then 
can  jullify,  who  can  find  an  excufc  for  a 
courle  of  condua  which  ha»  brought  our 
country  into  its  prcfent  ftatc  of  alairn,  cinbar- 
ralfmtnt  and  ditbels  ?  b^or  mylelf,  Sir,  1 
mull  declare  the  opinion,  that  no //«  country 
was  ever  before  fo  caulclclsly,  and  lo  blindly, 
thrown  from  the  height  oi  piofpcriiy,  and 
plunged  into  a  (late  of  dreadful  anxiety  and 
fufie.ing.  But  from  this  degraded  and  wretch- 
cd  fituaiion  it  is  not  yet  too  laic  to  cfcape. 

Let  the  difpatches  from  our  Minilter  in 
France  be  no  longer  concealed.  Let  the  I'reii- 
dent  perform  the  duty  required  of  him  by 
the  Conflitution  ;  by  giving  to  Congrcls /^i// 
information  of  the  [late  of  the  union  in  lelpca  to 
foreign  nations.  Above  ail,  Ut  him  urjoid  our 
ail u aL  I't nation  loith  trance..  Let  hirri  tell  us 
what  are  the  demands  and  propoi*is  of  her 
Ruler.  Had  thelc  been  honourable  to  the 
United  States,  would  not  the  Prelident  have 
been  eager  to  difclolc  them  ?  That  they  are 
ol  an  entirely  ditle:cnt  nature,  that  they  atc 
difkonourable,  that  they  are  ruino^^s  to  o^n  com^ 
rnerciat  intereffs,  and  dangerous  to  ou» 
and  mdeftendcncct  we  arc  left  to  infer. 


I  hope,  .-sir,  that  iVc*  raturr  and  maanitucje 
o;'  the  !ubje6c  will  futn;(h  a  lufticient  apo'to* 
gv  for  the  length  and  lU  le  of  tins  letter.  I'cr- 
h;ips  io'.nr  may  derm  u  ptefumptuous  thus  to 
uucllion  ihc  con;  dneis  ol  the  proceedings  of 
o'ji    gcver runent.      A    ittorig    lerilc    ol    duty, 
and  cndieilirg  appielunfions  01  N.'tional  ruin, 
have  forced   i!><*  tafk    up'jn  me.      T'>  lomr  the. 
Iciitinieritj     which,   in    i  h,e    iiriceiuy     of    n  ;, 
h^'art,    I    have    cxprciied,  may    give  otlencc  : 
for  often  no.hing  oflerici.  lo  much  as  -i  ii  r  rw. 
Yet  1  do  not  delire  to  oliend  any  n;an.      But 
when  1  It'c  the  dangeiou;i  extern  of  Executive 
11  flticnce  ;    when  I  lee  the  Great   Council  of 
the    Natu^^  called  to  en»6l  laws  deepl)  *fieCt 
iiig  the  intcrcfls  of  all  cl?Mes  of  citizens,  with- 
out aJrcjuate  information  of  the  icaionsot  that 
call:    wt»en    1    oblerve    the    deceptive   gU-{ic» 
wuh    which    the  mifvhicfs  ol  the  cmbaigo  ate 
at  einpted  10  be  palliated  ;   and  pojUricr  events 
adduLfd    rfs    jedii-as    to    jultify    tljc  n:C4iuie  ; 
wiien  1  know  that  the  ruk-'  ot  coniiuu'ng  their 
CiimiDcitial  purluits  iij>*n,ita!l    knonri  darii-frs 
can  and  will  be  more  accurately  c<«lci  laird  by 
our    incichnnts     than    by     our    govei  !.»!>  nt  : 
wlien  if    any  new   dangers  to   commerce     wCic 
iinptndiiig  ot  which  our    rr.eichants  wctc  uu- 
iiitormcd,   but  ci   which  the  governmcr,t  ch- 
idiiicd    the    knowledge  ihiough  its   Minifter 
at  Pans,  or  cHrwhcrc,  it  was  plainly  the  duty 
ot    tiie    Executive     lo    m^kc     ifiolc    dargeia 
known  10  Congrcls  and  the  nation  ;  ar^d  hncc 
if  io    made    kr>own,    the   mercharts  and   Ica- 
laiing  citizens  would,    for  thcii  own  intritfls 
and    lalesy,     have    taken  du*-    precautions    to 
gu.iid    agrfuilt  them  ;  and  as  it  iunce  appear* 
ccitain  that  an  ctnbargo  was  not    neccU.iiy  to 
the  iaicty  of"  oui  leamcn,  oui  v.  ifel?,  or  our 
merchandise;"  when,  Sir,  1  (cc  and  tonfiider 
thelc   things,  and   ihcir  evil    tendency  :   in  a 
woid,  when  1  obletvc  a  ccurfc  of  piocceding 
which  to  mc  appears  calculated  to  aiiflead  t.hc 
public    mind    to   public    ruin;   I   caanot     be 
liKiit,       Rcgardir.li,    iheufore,    of    perronai 
conlcqucnccu,  I  luve  undeitakcn   to  commu- 
nicate  ihclc  details;   with    the  view  to  difli- 
paie  detngeruus  il.uiioti.   ,   to  give  to  my  con- 
Ituucntfc  cunca   intoimai:ont   to   excite  en- 
quiry ;   and    to   roule    that    vi^'ilani   jralculy 
which  is  chara6tcn(Uc  oi    RLi'U BLIC AN S, 
and   clacniul    to    the     prelcrvaiion   of     ilicr 
lights,    ibcir  libeilics,    and    ihcir   indcpcnd- 
cnce. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be,  very  rc(pc8,fullyj 
Sir,  your  obedient  Iciv^nt, 

iiMUniV   riCIvERIXG. 

Uis  txcellency  JAME:^   SULLIVAN, 
Uoiernor  i^f  the  Commcncucaith  vj- 
Majachujttts, 


—  Uic  commerce  of  the  United  States  has 
liitherto  profpercd  beyond  all  cxamijlc.  Our 
cil"/rris  have  accumula'ed  wcalih;  and  the 
public  revenue,  annuallv  incrcaliiig,  has  been 
the  I'iclidcm'a  annual  boad. 

rhefc  fa£ls  dcmonfliate,  that  although  G, 
Jiiitain,  with  licr  thouland  fhips  of  war, 
could  have  dcflioyt-d  our  commrrce,  Qie  has 
really  done  it  no  efTcntial  injury  ;  and  that 
the  other  belligerents,  heretofote  rcflraincd 
by  fome  irgaid  to  Naiional  L^w,  and  limited 
ty  the  fmall   number  of  their  crui/ers,  have 


with  one  another,  and  wii 
could  no  longer  be  carried  < 
Here  tiie  vcllelsof  neutral  n 
their  aid,  and  carried  on  i 
commerce  of  thofc  nations, 
men  thus  liberated  from  the 
thofe  nations,  in  the  prcl'e 
wars,  were  enabled  to  man  il 
and  the  neutral  veil -Is  and 
llicir  places,  became  in  fad 
narnty  auxiliaries  in  war.  1 
ihofc  nation*,  without  one  i 


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With  ihcir  colonies,  the    Conituuiion  ;  ^y  p^iviiig  lo  ^^un^roaja.*  '-e'-'.    '"^"    ..u^.v.v,.,    omm    ......    ...v..,^. 

•  I  nations  came  in  to  foreign  nations.      Alwvc  atl,  Ui  hm  ur,Jold  our          1  have  the  honour  to   be,  very  refpeafully, 

r,   nearly  the    whole  aihial  ftuatton  mth   trance.      Let  him  tcil   us  Sir,  your  obed.rnl  le.vr.nl 

ns       With  thrir  (ea-  what    arc  the  dcmi-nda  and    piopoUls  of  her                   llMOlIn     riCKLRlAO. 

:hf  merchant  Icrvicc,  Ruler.     Had    thefe    been    Ao«o.ra5j?  to    the                                 ^  ,  s,  v.    cr- ,  i  n-  ,  sj 

■clent   and  pteceding  United  Stales,   would  not  the  Prchdenl   have  Uis  Ixcellincy  JAML6    SLLHIA^, 

n  thrir  (hips  of  vsatt  been  eager  to   dilclolc   them  ?   Ihal  they  aic                    (^^vtrnor  vj  the  CommonwaUh  of 

nd  (earned  (upplying  ol  an  entirely  diilercnt    nature,   that  they  are                        Majachujttts, 

rac'^,  though    not    in  di  fhonour  able,  ih^iihty  ^\c  ruino^^s  to  cm  com- 

The   con-.mcrce  of  rnenial   intcrcfts,   and    davi^noui    to  our   ',   --w 

nc  armed  fhip  on  the  and  independence^  wc  arc  lett  to  infer. 


oviDENcs  ;  Priiued  by  JOHN  CARTER, 


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